Meaning of the nameJonata
- Male
- Jo-na-ta
Jonata is a masculine name of uncertain origin, with several spellings with H, such as Jhonata and Jonatha, and close to Jônatas, the biblical Jonathan.
Meaning
The meaning of Jonata is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 25,645
- Rank in Brazil
- #906
- Median age
- 24 years
- 2010 Census
- 44,613
- people
Jonata in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jonata, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (9,549 people).
302 women 25,343 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jonata is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jonata in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Alagoas 0.028%
- Pernambuco 0.027%
- Sergipe 0.024%
- Rio Grande do Norte 0.021%
- Paraíba 0.021%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,812 | 0.011% |
| Pernambuco | 2,417 | 0.027% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,030 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,841 | 0.009% |
| Bahia | 1,745 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,697 | 0.016% |
| Pará | 1,278 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,261 | 0.017% |
| Ceará | 885 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 879 | 0.028% |
| Paraíba | 833 | 0.021% |
| Goiás | 767 | 0.011% |
| Paraná | 719 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 699 | 0.021% |
| Amazonas | 642 | 0.016% |
| Maranhão | 584 | 0.009% |
| Sergipe | 530 | 0.024% |
| Mato Grosso | 417 | 0.011% |
| Espírito Santo | 332 | 0.009% |
| Distrito Federal | 278 | 0.010% |
| Rondônia | 183 | 0.012% |
| Piauí | 174 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 174 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 134 | 0.016% |
| Amapá | 126 | 0.017% |
| Tocantins | 124 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 84 | 0.013% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jonata
The origin of the spelling Jonata is uncertain. The form resembles Jônatas, which Wiktionary and Behind the Name give as the Portuguese form of the biblical Jonathan, a Hebrew name meaning 'Yahweh has given'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil has an entry for Jonata, separate from the one for Jonatas, and gathers there spellings such as Jhonata, Jonatha, Johnata and Jhonatha. It is a name of people born mostly from the 1980s onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 29,267 people named Jhonata and 25,645 named Jonata.
It is the simplest spelling in the group, without H and without TH, and the form that gives its name to the entry in the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
Other spellings of Jonata
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jonata · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jonatas · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
- Behind the Name: Jonathan · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Jônatas · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Jonata
What does the name Jonata mean?
The meaning of Jonata is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Jonata in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 25,645 people with the first name Jonata, which ranks it number 906 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jonata a boy's or a girl's name?
Jonata is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 302 women and 25,343 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jonata most common?
Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.028% of the state's population is named Jonata (879 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jonata?
Jhonata, Jonatha, Jhonatha and Johnata. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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